Figure This!, National Council for Teaching Mathematics (NCTM), provides resources for teachers as well as ideas and tools to recommend to parents/families and those interested in helping children learn mathematics.

Resource Listing fromNational Academy Press The National Academy Press provides reports and books with online readable and PDF files for the public from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. Resources such as the following provide information and studies that examine issues in education:

Some listings from National Academy Press are available in readable format. Standards-Based Curriculum Summaries. This document describes 12 comprehensive mathematics curriculum programs for elementary, middle and high school to address the curriculum standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Published by The K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center at the Education Development Center, the summaries are intended to support teachers, schools and districts considering using the programs.

NCTM – NCSM position statements define current thinking on issues in mathematics education:

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) develop and share position papers on their respective websites. Position statements define each organization’s current thinking on issues in mathematics education. Archived statements present a historical perspective for the reader.